Competition Launch Just Around the Corner!

We are about to launch the 2nd Annual BrickStainable International Design Competition and the competition team has been busy identifying a site and drafting a design brief for the building challenge. The goal, once again, is net-zero. Discovery and re-discovery are concepts that keep turning up when we talk about the competition because this challenge is partly about integrating brick with other materials and technologies that are of the present and about the future; discovery, and partly about understanding brick’s innate physical characteristics and behaviors; re-discovery. Design integration and innovation are the means by which a 10,000 year old material of the earth finds new expression in an increasingly technologically driven world.

We are very excited about this year’s competition for which we have selected an urban site in the City of Baltimore. We have nearly completed the selection of our jury panel and, once again, we have an intriguing group of thought leaders participating in the selection of this year’s winners. The award ceremony will be at the National Building Museum and prizes include cash and travel to the awards program.

We are preparing for our official launch on or about July 15th with a local launch celebration and talk delivered at DesignDC on August 5th, 2010. The presentation will be available on the BrickStainable website. Keep an eye on our website and this blog. The launch is just around the corner!